The Toronto Maple Leafs' underlying numbers are better since firing Randy Carlyle, blah blah blah, but things are still coming apart overall; they've now lost 13 of 16 with a goal differential of minus-30 (59-29), been shut out in three of their last five and scored twice on their last 134 shots.

On Monday, they lost 4-1 to the Hurricanes. The most interesting part of the game, all told, might've been Eric Staal vs. Dion Phaneuf in the third period.

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First, Staal fought Phaneuf after Phaneuf hit his brother Jordan.

Then, Staal appeared to accidentally score an empty-net goal; his preferred outcome would've been hitting Phaneuf with his shot.

#Canes EStaal on ENG shot towards Phaneuf via TV interview - "I was either puttin' it in by him, or hittin' him w/ a good one." #Honesty